Santa fe chief consist

F7 locomotives in abba formation to create a complete super chief consist. This consist has kato cars supplemented by two other cars according to information in fred fraileys a quarter century of santa fe consists, page 93. Jan, 2016 the allpullman chief meets the streamliner from texas. Super chief pullman drawing room by day and by night. Santa fe super chief 8car set with preinstalled interior lighting quantity. The extrafare super chief left dearborn station in chicago for its first trip on may 12, 193. Either the heavyweight willow range, a pullman 7 compartment sleeping car, or the new pullman. The combined train used the super chief s numbers, 17 and 18, but the santa fe continued to use both names. Santa fe super chief 8car set with preinstalled interior. The santa fe took serious pride in its flagship service. Like the super chief, the southwest limited was made up of a mixture of acf, pullman and buddbuilt stainless steel cars, the same basic consist as the original santa fe train. The following have been provided by numerous individuals through the internet and other sources. The new texas chief would take over the spot on the timecard and the train number previously held by the fast fifteen, a service operated by santa fe s texas affiliate g.

Ingersoll, lee clerico collection, temple archives. Chicago and oakland via amarillo june 1954oct 1958. The santa fe used five fseries locomotives to pull this 14car version of the san francisco chief. San francisco chief consists one of santa fe s most popular trains, the san francisco chief regularly approached the maximum of 18 cars, drawing from a pool of new and older equipment. San francisco chief consists one of santa fes most popular trains, the san francisco chief regularly approached the maximum of 18 cars, drawing from a pool of new and older equipment. Archived trains photos the santa fe railway historical and. Jul 17, 2010 super chief pullman drawing room by day and by night. The outofproduction santa fe super chief returns to hobby stores with a 2019 rerelease of both of. The new kansas city chiefs began service april 2, 1950. The santa fe super chief was the last passenger train in the united states to carry an allpullman consist. The allpullman chief meets the streamliner from texas. The super chief was the first dieselpowered, allpullman sleeping car train in america, and it eclipsed the chief as santa fes standard bearer. Below is a list of all classes of lightweight santa fe sleeper cars in case anyone is interested with number of cars, class, build date, builder, description. Texas chief in oklahoma the portal to texas history.

The kansas city chief was always an orphan of the santa fe. Santa fes kansas city chief model railroader magazine. Correct ordersequence of santa fe super chief consist o. Detailed pictures of each car can be found on the links below. Amtrak basically continued the santa fe super chief in 1971. The chief was the santa fes first named train with a southwest native american theme. The super chief the whole story dvd by sunday river. Proportionate extra fares will apply between points at which the super chief stops to receive or discharge passengers. Santa fe s marketing advantage for the super chief lay in the geography of the route as well as its ownership. The santa fe began as a rail line along the old santa fe and spanish trails, from the confluence of the missouri and kansas rivers at atchison and topeka, kansas to the pecos river and rio grande in new mexico. The train for time keeping purposes was limited to fifteen cars if possible. From then until the advent of the new lightweight super chief on april 17, 1937, the santa fe operated the onceperweek in each direction heavyweight super chief.

This 1954 version of the santa fe chief consists of both chair cars and sleepers. In the september 27, 2014, post, i gave the consist of the inaugural run of santa fes super chief which occurred on may 12, 1936. Santa fes super chief an iconic passenger train jpb. Following the very successful release of the california zephyr in n scale, comes the super chief. For additional consist and timetable information please click here. The dinnebito 14 section cars, cascade and valley series cars, and the indian 24 duplex roomette cars were not assigned to the super chief at any time. I also featured the santa fe on model railroads i built over the years. Consist expands to cars, and each averages 743 daily miles.

In designing the new super chief the santa fe wanted not only a contemporary passenger train but also one that reflected the railroads longheld relationship with native americans of the southwest. Modeling the santa fe railway historical and modeling society. History of a railroad icon, the train covered a route. Youll be mesmerized by this regions beauty and allure. Super chief consists classic trains magazine railroad. Jul 16, 2005 all cars were santa fe owned even the through cars as the santa fe did not operate off line cars in the super chief. Despite the super chief s heavyweight status its speed kept the train regularly sold out. Walthersproto brings you all the models you need to build an authentic consist, from 37class f7s to the signature big dome lounge.

Ho scale santa fe chief meets the texas chief including. The trans con sleepers have now been transferred to the super chief. Without going into super detail the consist was the same as the santa fe combined super chiefel capitan. The texas chief was a named passenger train operated by the atchison, topeka and santa fe railway between chicago, illinois, and galveston, texas.

Paul stringham photo, lee clerico collection, temple archives. Kato has f7s and pas available, while athearn makes both fp45 and f45s. The texas chief december, 1948 streamliner schedules. All cars were santa fe owned even the through cars as the santa fe did not operate off line cars in the super chief. The trains speedy new schedule cut nearly a full halfday from the fastest galvestonchicago time santa fe had offered previously.

The chief was one of the named passenger trains of the atchison, topeka and santa fe railway. The super chief westbound in cajon pass in southern california. Each sleeping compartment was individually decorated with unique wood paneling and trim, a feature no other streamline train could boast. Pullman sleepers bedrooms passenger trains of the santa. In the september 27, 2014, post, i gave the consist of the inaugural run of santa fe s super chief which occurred on may 12, 1936.

The super chief was relaunched on may 18, 1937 boasting a nine car consist. Kato usa has put together a small video presentation featuring this combined consist, as accurately reproduced using cars from both of the classic name train series sets and their supporting addon packs of cars. The next logical step, of course, was to upgrade the consist to full streamlined status, a process santa fe purposefully did not. Widely respected as the most luxurious train of the streamlined era, the cars of santa fe s 1937 super chief were virtually hand built. Santa fe train layout santa fe super chief consist with al. These kato models represent the super chief as it appeared during the height of its popularity in 1951 through 1953. It will be available in individual f7a and f7b locomotive units and three different 4car passenger car sets, so that you can enjoy operating this wellknown santa fe train while incrementally adding locomotives and cars to eventually build your train into the complete 1953 weekend. Katos super chief is a super n scale passenger train.

This lightweight train added a second train to the 1936 heavyweight super chief service. However, budd started delivering these cars in october 1953 and santa fe was not going to let them sit around for the start up of those trains. The super chief was one of the named passenger trains and the flagship of the atchison, topeka and santa fe railway. Besides the ubiquitous santa fe f units, alco pas and emd fp45f45 lash ups also pulled the sf chief through the years.

A typical chief consist in the mid1950s note the absence of an observation car, which was eliminated as per santa fe policy. Well take you across the mighty mississippi through eight states past wheat fields and ranches, missions and pueblos, mountains and deserts. It was the first santa fe chief outside the chicagolos angeles route. Very rare was a super chief consist more than fifteen cars in length. Like the santa fe had done before it, amtrak combined the exsuper chief and exel capitan hilevel cars in its southwest limited service, the singlelevel cars being. If the summer consists expanded beyond thirteen cars something that happened quite often in those time then the santa fe added a fifth f7 unit to the train. If you can find one, pick up a copy of fred fraileys quarter century of santa fe consists, which will tell you everything you need to know. In an effort to compete with the california zephyr and city of san francisco, in july, 1954, the santa fe inaugurated its san francisco chief. Santa fe train layout santa fe super chief consist with. Pullman sleepers passenger trains of the santa fe route. An abbba set of santa fe f7s have what appears to be the super chief on cajon pass circa 1967. Kato released the first super chief as 12 cars sold in sets of 4 cars pictured, and second as a new 8car set with the same set c of 4 sleepers as before. When amtrak took over operation of the nations passenger service on may 1, 1971 it ended the 35year run of the super chief on the santa fe, though amtrak would continue to use the name for another three years.

Winding through the rugged countryside near washita canyon in oklahoma, the santa fe s texas chief powered by four diesel units and a consist of eleven cars, rolls southward towards fort worth, dallas, houston, and galveston, texas, circa 1956. Santa fe passenger train in the streamlined era tlc publishing, 2004. In addition to coaches, sleepers, and a diner, each of the six trains included a buddbuilt big dome, bringing the santa fe s total to 14 fulllength domes. According to mike schafer and joe welshs book, streamliners. Jul 11, 2008 the kansas city chief was always an orphan of the santa fe.

Super chief mcgill university school of computer science. The santa fe conveyed the texas chief to amtrak in 1971. Acf 106 sleeper palm stream 1066003 santa fe super chief. This site is detailed information about operation of passenger trains.

The longest super chief consist i have been able to document was eighteen cars. The santa fe super chief was one of the last passenger trains in the united states to carry an allpullman consist. Can anyone kindly point me to a website where i can find the typical ordersequence of cars within the santa fe super chief passenger consist during its heyday. Today, scale models of super chief consists are available from kato in n scale. These are just two of the seven complete santa fe consists that i have collected. This consist has kato cars supplemented by two other cars according to information in fred.

See also the excellent website by loren joplin primary. Despite the super chiefs heavyweight status its speed kept the train regularly sold out. Correct ordersequence of santa fe super chief consist. The official pullman standard library, vol i, santa fe, by w. The train maintained its legendary high level of service until the end of santa fe passenger operations on april 30, 1971. The same consist was used and also the same warbonnet f units for the most part were kept. Ho scale model railroad 1966 ho scale model railroad 198286. Click image to see more of mike condrens photos of santa fe passenger trains. The train maintained its high level of service until the end of santa fe passenger operations on may 1, 1971. The super chief was streamlined in 1937, but it always ran with the santa fes best equipment so its consist often changed as newer cars went into service.

The nearly 40 foot long super chief is led by four f3s in abba consist with 12 cars in tow. This train, however, is not the carrier of trancontinental sleepers as in the past. In addition to coaches, sleepers, and a diner, each of the six trains included a buddbuilt big dome, bringing the santa fes total to 14 fulllength domes. Winding through the rugged countryside near washita canyon in oklahoma, the santa fes texas chief powered by four diesel units and a consist of eleven cars, rolls southward towards fort worth, dallas, houston, and galveston, texas, circa 1956. Santa fe didnt produce lavish brochures for each of its streamliners, as union pacific did. Part of the trains phenomenal success was its appeal and character. Atsf 3755 3751 class 484 on the scout at nelson, arizona, circa 1941. Chief franchise southward into the lone star state.